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ccuntry, wh e ther they ought not-0 be, ab s olished; ' h and, in the 4iongSf, upright, and conscientious admi- Would - go to the Theatre on the 3 tstof oAoher tin; observing, th a t in our national 'Theat'res there was " nistration the loch, contributed •10, . the 'preserva- less he wished to be a' party in the : rows • Man of not '1 p 1 s o r a part for the King, and that since;no r tion of the peace. Sore , be was, that not : one of l the ,rank Of that 'Gentleman ‘1 , ; : Oolcf .have talon Ii idea of ekel os i v e p r op er t , ,.; cOnsidered,to exist„...i the G-entkmen whom he L-d the honour of addicts- Mace too- in the boxes, nod not ha - N‘i!.? giine - to'ilie it W 3 no 'm a tte r w het herithese boxes were occupied ; ing, would go" borne satined,,unles4 they gate a i:; th.: midst of the riots, if . ; it bec , n for rhe ,- bY the hi g h o r lo w the "virtuous or the vittons, I s retilth according the fads - bei - Orei hero, pUrpoc couriteuance t o . the :r i ote rs, Hi s they I,k-t.i e a mo n oply, and that as such they, the law of - Ate land in which we live. I His- Learn'. d I , e;irifed Friend had said that noise was not ri o t ;. ould 'occasion riot. He said, that ~ vhen Friend (Mr. Serjeant -Best) had :bespoke from now his °Pinion of the htwAvilb respecl to 'noting !ben cease to resist wheli they-have cause, they kill hirn a speech . ' -oddressed to their passions, but he was, that if perSOnskissambOd 'legitimately- to ge th e r 'ose that charader Which preserved our li would find himself deceived. He had no intention tor any ptirpt,St: of amusement, and afierwards . made, berties', resisted despoasiii at home, and Vanquished of making snob a , speech. The speech of his Learned a noise and disturbance. ; —that constitoted a riot, 0 00 our enemies abroad: He adMi•ted there existed . . Friend was addressed in a-most partictilar to to of the-witnesses (Hipkins) . had said that MI. •Clit great nos, e; ; hot, lie said, noise no "riot; that the passions,- and calculated to draw off their atten- ford -had stood up to p'revent being crushed- ; that• to constitute it such, it must.be attended with eir- tiOn.froco tho trne fads of the case. Much of it was was a proof of the sort of riot which was . going on ;• cumsfancei of terrotoftirce, andVioience, or thelear composed of the prejudices which lie was sorry to say for the witness wished it 'to he believed, that oaks; of thetto Here, he said, he defied thetn•to prove a had crept f o rth into the :world on ti•:t subjeet of the sortie hones w:re broken, or some person„killed, no single lustre to bay' , been . hroken, or sixpenny worth l disputes between the'Monagers and the Audience, and riot had aetuatly taken nlade. Riot vvas, he' must of [Misuse done.. He said, theSe noises were much a very ,tnuCh in other respi_as from the prejudiced con- f contend, the. effect of the unusual and extraordinary oter-ooed o t o of doors. He then proceeded to sate, duct of. other persons who had disgiaced and degra& noises'which they made, to pre.vent and' fiustratc. t hat o n the day on whi'ch the as.satill had been cot-10g . )14 7 ed their families. His Learned Friend had talked r the. legitimate 'purpose for which they met. • 'Was ted,„si,Clifford had dined with a gentleman,and went of the Managers being guilty, of extortion and ofty- there this,sort OlpfliSe and turtnilt that there was, in the evening, without any ItTeVious intention, to i molly, and Cie.very unexpeCtedly insinuated, that if had been, fully demonstrated: Some foolish per the Theiltre; dint there he took no‘part in the riot, did they went .on from step to step, tlie 'consequedces yons had expressed opinions as to.the right of Slito.v tot encourage it, an merely w'ore an.a.P.,in his hal ; t might be ruinous. He •-thought it right there- ink - approbation or disapprobation at a play. For be-said, that should therefore a riot be proved, yet fore to state., - tor the information of persons wlho his . own part, he never had hissed a pl,iY above Mr. Clifford - was not a rioter _;"• that the 0. P: Merely wei - e crow di ng th e C ourt , l est any misguided m a n twice ; ,h e sh o uld be sorry to see a - stupid - play pass declareckhis"di F , a ppr o val'of t he prices, and bv oo should . go away, with the impfession, that be- i - without censure; but to talk of this stiecies of riot "'leans proved him a rioter ;' and 'in this there \V a s E cause the J.N4nag e rs were guilty, in bis Learned' and tumult as the honest expression of: disapproKal 140thiug illegal ; since by. their appeal to the public Wrie t tirs ok,;11100, of extortion, that,they m ight cr u d by oil English 'audience, was an insult to the under the M:triagers invited the people give their Oi)i themselves, iu o . bodies, proceed to the Theatre, and standing. It was indeed nothing less than a preVious blOl l obe allowed, that in some instances, wearing ci.)rninit acts of riot and disortitt. God fo r bid I. th a t determinat , on, on the partof the people, to compel th e badge of a party would constitute ,a rioter, the pnnishment of any supposed grieVance should be the Managers to reduce their prices. The witness, Where previous concert could .be proved; but here, entrusted to such executioners. The. law had pro- -iiipking, had; when asked whether he had ever Ivltaiever -others might have. Meant,' Mr. Cliffordvided a remedy, and it ,was not tor them to take the seen or heard a'greater noise than in the Theatr e on neither' countenance) nor encouraged licit; but., on remedy mug their o w n h aro d s , i n the way in which the 31st of.Oclober, replied, " Yes, when he saw the contrary, intertcred t o p rev e nt it; riot ; like tre.)- they had Uone;atiti in. which the Plaintiff hail Made tow, drunken sailors assembled together." Now .if son, he said, required concert, and, in law, without • himself, by his 'aa, a participator; • His Learned the Jury hay. . seen these sailors sp assembled, would VOLcert, mete noise (Nies not amount Co riot' 3 - yet iii Friend had described his clieut as-a 4nan of Liicotpi; of they not. have said,- ‘`• what a confounde.d riot there ibis noise Mr.. Clif f ord c ou ld no t be proved to login; ; a nc)ble family, %lid of a high character. He . was is ?"- The fad was, that these sailors -were quarrel if he did not speak to any one, he could not be prov- re a dy to a d m it that the honourable profession of hu g , a the Covent-Garden public were, about the *'tt to be a rio t er y,i, if he was, could only be which iMr.Cliti' - ord is . 11 member entitled Idol to ‘the landlord's bill! The Learned Set je'aat insisted, that • ta,)ten.,-1/ 0 4r a l l ii ClclzCn , without a warrant ; but 'Mr. !. character of a Gentlpiraan, and that he nossessed•ts- for a person to seal his mouth in the midst o f a riot; .wh o :,,vas •not even a constable, wilen _the I . lents. While he admit eel this, he at lie same time having the . ensign of riot in his hat, and to think he Peopl e had separated, after Air. Clifford had left the ethistlamert, tt4t a man so gifted, so conneoted, and escaped frorp hkime, was folly.. Mr.Cliftord, house, and, according to law, could not be appre- possessiiig vastoknowiedge of the law; should honest Counsellor," from whom, .by the cheers : with Fir tided Without a',warrant, had seized hum; and Iso tar pervert those talents as to lend 'bitmel: as the ; whieb was trailed, 'they .had rtfason to expel heie'be :(lbse. , :rved, that had not Mr. Clifford been itistigator of tumults and riots at a public theatre, tior,est advice, could pot-so escape. He marched a sier- } ;: . :pead.-;able , than, fie 'could jOstiv have resist- giving sackiion as a man of wisdoin, as a greit lawyer, , into the. centre of the ranks of the doors, hoisted 4rfd Mr.. Brandon wi:iuld have- answer e d . ' amid a s.a , t nan of rank, to peoceediti,gs di4graceful in the' ensign, and gave his advice. •It was therefore, `consequences.. He stated, that atter the curt to the highest th.gre.e . it any .6,:en'rhiged, it was r- he. ,must again .repeat, insulting the understanding was do wn ., a nd the plav (Ater, 'Brandon seeing Mr. ; by the conduct of Mr. Clifford, wliO, standing in the to Say that lie was not instigating and encouraging Clift'ortl, called that •n. •Clifford ; 1;11c,"" ct:titr• o f th e Pit w i l h t h e e a; iga of riot liZhis hat, them. In his opiniun his acts•she,ved Bias as much That on 11)1111;t 1 ,ice---ottieers expostitlat tne encouraged and : i ns ti g at e d those around - hitn to riot. !` their - leader is if he hadoictua4 plsced himself at tit} had done nothing,-Mr•BratylOn "xclaimed, darn!" It a mat of insignificiocc ii m i iliSplayed.the insignia, their head. Mr.Serjeant Shepherd ridiculed the 114 11-; lake hint. - Be r j e; int Best then enlarged on the he , vOuld not have - beep reprded ; for.instanee, the idea of assimilating the conduct of persons wearing felings of 'dragged' at night before a youtt, ; attorne y Who had' Steenelan-tined (not m ean - ; t)tvools 'Cje l itiOq with:the condud of the 0.-P.'s, - ivili.)-Win e , f ind agninst whom, had sLitlered it r disparage his knowledge•by alluding to Finn[, lormer case, it was the symbol of the. person thi'_ Is it / dim- 1 4i , 114) -- c:ba)ge coukd t}e qub.da: iated what k:ouid have beep the . answer of the pit to ally. bein . g: the an of a certain end;date in tbe lat- () hseri.t.d I Mi• Air Brandon had gi..cit his charge with "! display of 1:4 , 4? Why this , -- , "-Whit does a young 'rt'at flipp'in( Until Mr, Cfifford . cati,d Oh the a.t 4 torney know at;istrt, the' law:? ma=rk, •( d entle, ‘ttate , to .s,tear hill); and 'threatened Brai:doa men, there stands Mr. Clifford, a (If tank, a Abb--.ebnSe'cinences: 'Let nit Mr.. Brandon, man of abilities, a mail of chalkier, the ho,het Ms day; defend 'himself on. pleas lavVver, he has-got •an 0. P. in his hat, may not 1 cas:f I ..tail pro, eby we have the same, Sand do as he .does ?"----What ;'and rely on the di,. ret on Of i - notive induced 'Mr. Clifford to give advice,. What thaT he wilt nit meet this cause; to-day. • power compelled him . to hoist .the ensign in iris hat, 'i& dirtied Juo the'l4Werfoi aha to superi!;tend the proceedings ? Why ltzs iii •:..ltich;W:Or.:(l, shot tly be tri . a'ae". His own free will , A;zis the power whit;) influeilc,d (Seije ;nt Sh . psis- f The present question was nut a quesiion o f the diarats-O ch , quvfice, •end would tiot power of Managers, except, this: -whether they tn on' ' hat day. 'Met' bt,ier, ShOnla consent to be i nined by self-consthuted astiiifitte diniages deinandecrby his thurily. When theretbre his Lein - lied Friend was 1, - ''dOnsiaitg'fh-,' .circumstances . 0 f extoriions.on• the .parof . t he Mariagers and .ippeal to Proprietors; , and that ib , y,slion!d reduce their prices • 'ry. . froen seven to six shillings, why he Might as well I,led — W4s a gentleman of the sv,.tqattheient : hk.aittes have the right to comae! jilirkt•tieen Cliffbi - d the. - Managefs to - reduce their prices trout seven shit-, c.cotfitiedted him toythe htigs - to slip:lice, Ir any right existed, with respea ‘..euest went into the Pit, to charges tbr adinissiort,. the Managers , have it Vest - `tertainment there' was ed in themselve§ by law. On the seihject of priVate id had an O. P. in his boxes, that was hot the_mude in- wilieh: the right 'tialsell, but Sstranger; should - be tried. Siippol:e for instancy:, .36 or 100 : `tifford whether there persons should conceltie the Managers . were detnantil, v;tich he'ansWered ; tug an exorbitant price; fOr admission, and , that 50 diole or 100 were of a different opinion, aqd each party and peaceably, iwere to go to the Theatre to enforceand..assert their or encourage 4 rigi , itS, ;see 'to -what it would tend. The . contest t officer as he could not. be. decided without riot, peahaps.not with aCeably.with , out _bloodshed, and Jnight -end •i r n the death ot. some Magistrate persons. If questions of popular appeal were to be 'esence of tried by battles, then an end must be pin to trial by s aid h e , law, and we should revert back to those times when the 3 ist all, was, anarchy, 'and confusion, %:ni. when the in for grossest barbarisM obtained. If the .ManagerS were •o r n a wrong the law was.op.en to redress the grie.vancesof. .the public. The. Proprietors aced under a patent 'he granted to their predecessors on certain conditions. If the puhlic could chew that the patent .had been abused, they might proceed to ;et it re_pealesl,; -the .p.i 3 Oceeding which, was open .to them, in that. case Was by writ .of fieri facio, ,on 'which the Judge would ecide . .as-to,the law, and ,a Jury upon the-tads. It 's not, to be ; decided by popular tumult in the pit plahouse. Let the public but slew the patent' yen infringed. at Justice MANSFIELD.-" Ncl infringed, Shepherd.. If ,itjs*abused, or it is strewn PatenteLs have not complied with 'the im.. .xpres , 4 ppditions upon ‘khick tho.patent f then it may be revoked. _I haVe , nces, particularly itt,the case of Ark 'lad obtained '4 patent which .eras re _ , FIEPHERD contended, that the pub 'levy abase' or the monopoly-, might 'at did they rerpaire . 1 The Maim atre. tO the Public, who were at paying the . chJrges . of admis ,ed Friend talked of the pa.= ed, Why 'any person who o walk . to the Enrblment might not ady see and rain a copy of it to take Many flaws and holes i which- tit: "Jury had t Oaoher there was and Whether Air. gating that :riot, . y trial on the nployed ; to' be 'Word's breast vn by his sliewon the, 7ident , tor To rd • for that breach of the 'peace the - D4ndant arrested' him.: In the course of the eaus6sciente minor consi . .., deraiion4 had interposecl,,but iltrge . wrt,reofio gre:it, iniportanee.:. The . first and `grl.Af f questitin'- they had to try Was, whethei - •ite l Pinhtiff encotii-ae eri-aud 'instigited that riot at t - ii;! - ;,W14 ; -?lie was so 11.- r - fetited. 'OO the piirt of the4lail - ,(4 . , it had been asserted, that stippoyi:gthe fef't he so, yet !he' :Defendant ‘, , t's.trot Jtwilied.- arn.-.2 , ,ting!llill, h.'. cause theetiot 4-kitty; ovee, and the' Delendan n etl,eng,. a private' persorke he could riot legallyirttrN'tt andnlro, "Otal-'vfien tl;e 0:b ,"4 laid:his:l)44cl upon s hr re he I.v'es.,Font- of the Pit. With reSpkt tothe',lU• thorny to aC . t the,e illaes much had been' said persons* ho con:ribuied •to prevent the represteed 'dons hall rielde ohje:•.lien to the le al . Lt'y of ti e demand of price's, -because hey ie't paid the re - .:Les dernandedet he squesOen was, whet her tire paelic Magistrates, sand those I.eAed arehoroy, lae proteeled in the exercise of their proper tuner tions, .and whrrter the persons exerciSin4 the pro fession of 11...t0r5, for tlvennonneinent of the pre)lir.:, should be al,:o'prOteeted in the Theatte where tily have .authority to perlorin. The questions, there fore, as i he before obserVet.V . witich the Jury Wiedi have to try were t ~ .vo. ; viz. whether; in tne first place, Mr.' ChtiOrd, under all the circutiistahees of the case, as diSclosed 4 the evidence, was encobra ing and instigating the rioters ; .and, sea - indite whe ther. at thelitne of his apprehension' he was in such a sittiatienlhat a private person could ar:esi. him. As to the first question, the Jiity had it in 1 proof that the •Theatre had fur smite ilme‘provions been the scene of perpetual riot of a very vetch nature; that great noises had taken plaee an that even, on OS night the noises that %.i.ie're made :tAitrd so great; th it vt as impoSsible to know ,% hat pers.' - formance' was-going on ; lil short, that an send was put to theatrical divtrol'oni, The Learnt d'Judg,e Was: not aware upon what ground it wa4 . preteeded That any Berson m;ght go. into the Theatre and Eyek,„l a pi o .:i g ic_s noise, s upposing- the rigtit of ap prob4ion'or ois.pprObati;ea eXEs;.. Persons %Cele not: of necessity oblie:.!d to go into the 'Thea:re ; perfaimances were not rin article of life: He did net know how .extortion was applicable 'to these ProprietOrs. They were not, in the first instance, obhf2,ed to bnild the Theatre, but having built it for the.; accoternothalOd, and provider' aettns, Vic: for the amusement of thte public; they Od they only . were at liberty . CO judge what prices grey should ex att, tor, a VieW of the fi...rfor:oances: If, as was sa!d i . they had dune Wrong -in attempting to exact th e there Was an obvious Of punishing then, which the i;ublie had wit lu'in therriseives—that by abstabtiog from visiting the Theatre, by tr , pay theni What they demanded. If this' of punishment was to be resorted to, Cie efittct would i oe • -7 ter, he symbol of riot. Mr. Clifford, therefore, be, that those who, , -roploy:d the actors Woilld ba had soConiounded himself 'with - elections as to frils- „ The eatPloymt,•in of an act;or wets very rre take, th3t excuse for -hits. _Cockades of it depended on the 1111113011 r of the k;tlLiiic, this kind mere not lottg ago the- ensi(vos of tre.tson ; lOrli nobody weht, to q!-e tharr,.t)ei; moSt be ruinel many Persons' in, the year 17 . 80, during the riots; ,Front what hod passed, it '4 , ;(,..Aned that the Le.irtrecl as ho stood. inaaive -spectators, wearing the blue Ceunsel-for Witibell to iiiCulcate _ cockade in they hats, had suifqed at the - gallos.vs-be-, that it raised-16'e prices', , what he Call ctiuse thetr tizighboUrs' houses were pillaged and ed `f The had a light to the Theatre beirut. Tile raw recognized 'them ac particeps crt- and put an en+d.to the exhibitiOns, 'arid so . fn, fae;ftO minis. It 1 ,‘,1r. Citrord bad really %visite(' to give ruin the Theatre. It the 11 , 1•JnagerS htid zi patent, hottest advice, he w-uld have re.:notaiendect thern ettid . the 'ixtbdition 'on which they . obttiined that riot- to weLir• the had i d es; would have . prevenfed , , patent was, that the alai - ision'shoeitl,riot titt2ir noise,; - anu.last . as a man ()Look sad-ofbe faked, th , -i4 t,hev forfeited ttier patent. Itrilatte.'i Clitit•a(Aer, when a stranger pulled i,f,f his hat, pod of revoking , patentz. ita(l occurred was about d4coratirg it with the insignia, •he would kdowledge. In the "cas.(, of Arkwriglit's"; bate " what' Devil dci you that let patent, a writ otlie/i facias had'issc.ed frod. the - Conn' Inc ..know what. itaneonS i"—ln keeping his mouth I ;of Chanceri(, and the patent %Vas revoked'. 'it had shu t , h e e,vinced,,a species of - .cunning.- It a man been said, that every person had the ri if of zs going _teas incline to riot, at , ler h do it boldly and.rhan- to the Theatre; of that there could be no' doubt, , for• fatly, and not . stand by insidiously fomenting and the Proprietors lived by their visitors. The erec eneouraga%•what lie. dined . not do openly,. The - Lion of private - boxes was an alle e ,l b i-T uriev. , ace • -7 his '• ' Lear ne d Serjeint..declared, that in F t h*aking of Mr. Lordship reColleded that they were tolerated ,at` the Clifford, he slid cio wore than he would do in speaks. j Opera House, and at the Drury-laneTheatre, and lie trig .Qt the concluCt orthe greatest man in-the: .did not know what right the Public had to interfere dour,' even of his bosom triensl.- The - . .observations' j with them. If the Proprietors enacted unreasOnable were necessary to the defence of -his client, who had prices, they would be ruined ;as tocolnperlling them been attacked by Mr;Cliifordin the honest exercise I to 16wer their prices at the Theatre,. there wag no Of his duty. With -respect 'to the riot there could I ground upon which' by law the public could main -I.?e i douht,i, and the only remaining question was, lain .their demand. Their. .proceedings were-a disgrace whether die Defendant was justified in causing Mr. -to the-Theatre, and altirOst apprOacited to th it period Clifford to be apprehended ? On that point he must when iiirbarisin was prevalent. They (.:re not-jus contend,' that the OrLier was;not bound to risk his 1 titled by noise,- violence, and terior, to prit estop to life by rushing into, the body ofThe octet s;•.but that the exhibrtio' ns,,tind to frighten all p(-r4OLIS'of timid he was authorised to seize him .as- they wets szpa- mindsi'subjett to kar, from visiting the Theatre.. It rating; S',ipposing a man waS to assault another in was shameful teat tiv such• practires.Xs 611anifight the. street, and knock him .t!o„.kai,. and theo ron, lug, standing up in tbe:Pit, and Other disord-..rs tit ?,t away, it the person .tsS•:iialted recovered his feet, and persons should ent.le.ivour to gain - any object they cotild'overtake him, - he to as justifl din apprehenti-, had in view. -Inlh Playhouse it was to,be (."petted ing; bhp on the instant, bin if he did nor„,,disco‘ier that personS should meet decently tor tneir ahnn.e-' him till the following day, then lie most 'obtain a Went. No elan of Character would suilltr his wife or warrant of stinimon§ for his.apprcheusion frolnsorne dang,hter to i,c) to' a 'flieatrewhere violence - and Magistrate; just- the satire was in-' with tespciet to contusion was going 'on ;it was illegal in the highest rioters;_ if a person quitting rite riotous aw;e i!bly was degree to, continue such acts, and every person con-' apprehended, the party causing . his apprehension certied must be answerttble tOr it to.theex - ent of his was justified in law.. I.n the.present.case, crime. Approbation or' disapprob Ilion, so .rung 'as ford was . ipprehencleti before he,,had left the scete-of 1 it rented .on the voluntary clapping of hands, or riot. (.onduet of thelllzigistrate, it; dioen,irg- hissing at the moment, nobody Could rind fault with, rug Mr. Pitt : ord Cs 'ion brooghtbefore lino, had no, ' nor' - ever did; but; that ,mode of expression was sub thing .16 do with the pres;,:tit question ; but it. he Jett to this, restriclion : It melt betore rhe perform might"be allowed to express his opinion, he shotrid . .anee of a new piece trieet•for the purl);;; of inj...iying say thar in. did , e; tong. • tilt Manager, the Author, or any of the Perfor ., :'hers, in. the language ot theatrical people, - to damn Mr." . SerjeLnit.SHEPHERD haviog cointnepied.• some length upon the Conduct of-i`iir: Clifford, and ; the piece; they were undoubtedly gpllty of ConSpi ' infected that the, sile4!ce, of tint Gentleinati was a racy, and might be indicted_and poirisild for pool of his; guilt, , cevylud(.N.l with expressin., his Oit the 'other hand,..nobody would quarrel with hopes (as it w,as -Is the title. IT ' , s• being the law et e, , o } ere iinpi-talice..l.o ;he .pt o o n c i,'„ t i c s e , - them for at:tit - 1g on the itiipulse-of.the ;nOll.lOlll. lii Of Ihe eottotry.that the heads of .sorne met) shoilld . b n'terdict to eset right), that the : Jury r as before va , .. (1. Vv"itt:i respect. to the riot, tiie st(ys, that it. any person en,,: - :onfogt:, pai - t in the Defendant. •‘ ' • , prothotes . a :4-jot, sor si( . o.r . s, e!..: l !er Chief..Itiitiee.MA,INISFIELD expressed his i n t e nt ion of taking the opinions of the..fury upon the :tads signs, or words, ortarries about hiM the ,ensigniot proved, so that, in the event of their finding, a vet- riot, he is equally c y ;Liity; the law' inttkes do to tinaion betvie.e'n"lie principal and acceiary too , did for the Plaintiff,- should they go against his di rhe accessary is in taot . onsik.ed in the same light with: re&ions,he might lay. them before the Coat. the principal. I( . any 'person endeavours to 'effee- . Learnad. Judge then charged. the Jury, observing, tuate an illegal purpose, that is a ‘ r•tot. The extent that the action was -brought to obt:lin damages froni the Defendant for having imprisoned the Plaintiff. 'inc ilia, of the imprisonment had 'been proved, by personal injury theuld be• of that depends on the mitnber ofpersonS,TOr it :Ltosing 'faunton,. the Officer, to cal ry the Plaintiff- does not' follO4"th . at:ny committed,.nor that the house should belpulled to pieces. The act- of endeavouring by poise and tn.- • to,Bow-stre'ct Ofliee;' front the Theatre where he tumult coritp,el the Maitagers . redute 3... tinlir prices . was discharged. No person had, proved t `preci se wasyin the - opinioir• of the Chief . JuVlce,a belt.duration ot tbe•iniprisontnent ; .it might be a guar:- T h ere was no necessity . for terror to- ( laepsed, yet ter, or half an-hour... It was- tor this iinprjsiirniteat possible to ac,:omplish what Was' doing Ole Present action was brought 5. and- the:OA - end:int how, was if terror. tieing so, tacit the hex , 9ues justified - hinisell generally oy•s--,ating -in his-pleas', fOul Wa3, whether Clifford was,,enGr_iget in - the that the Theatre. Was a pubho Tileatre; that flltt:' Prop( ic.ots _and; Managers were lawfully ant horised riot. Here 'the', - Chioi - Justice stated 14.0 evirlence shortly, to strew in What manner it, ( AtiectO tliat Gews. to ad tr,(gedies,, contedies, igec-, 5 - that,on the night 1.1114V5ii1111 there . wa s a - r i ot i n • t h e Th,,„ tr i, th i t tletnau. .111 e Jury ..were to consider situation which Oat' Gentleman held id the world; he wAi thealaintitf.instigated and.entottra' - eiVtliat riot - ,' and 1 I